Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, Singapore’s most pressing foreign policy challenge today is managing escalating rivalry between the US and China. As a small state with an open economy, Singapore is highly vulnerable to disruptions from this great power competition. Balancing strong military and economic ties with the US with deep economic links withContinue reading “Navigating US-China Relations”
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Making National Service Value-accretive
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, national defence is the primary goal of NS, but NS should also be an investment in human capital. MINDEF should transform NS into a value of creative experience for our NSmen by ensuring appropriate remuneration, relevant training and stronger education and career integration. First, full time NSmen’s payContinue reading “Making National Service Value-accretive”
Myanmar and ASEAN
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Madam, the Myanmar civil war is now entering its fifth year. Causalities continue to mount. The United Nations for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that 15 million people face acute food insecurity and 3.5 million people are internally displaced due to the conflict. This comes on top of thousands killedContinue reading “Myanmar and ASEAN”
Driving Licence Renewals for Seniors
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Sir, recently, I came across senior citizens who had problems trying to renew their driving licences after they reached 65 when they needed to submit medical reports. Some of them could not recall receiving letters from the Traffic Police about the matter. Others recounted receiving the letters, but explained that theyContinue reading “Driving Licence Renewals for Seniors”
Defending Parliament’s Role
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Chairman, I seek to move, “That the total sum to be allocated for Head F of the Estimates be reduced by $100”. Sir, law students learn early that the separation of powers between the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary is the foundation of the rule of law. As such, I hope the House willContinue reading “Defending Parliament’s Role”
Mufflers on RSAF Jets
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): Almost every day, the residents of Sengkang GRC are forced to pause what they are doing as military jets scream past overhead. What is worse, the location of the town, close to the northeastern edge of the island, means that they must endure the noise for an extended periodContinue reading “Mufflers on RSAF Jets”
Safe AI
Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): Sir, legislators around the world are worried about the risks associated with generative AI and efforts are being made sometimes on an inter-parliamentary level to work out best practises to address the risks of this rapidly developing field. Singapore actively participates in such fora and regularly shares our experience withContinue reading “Safe AI”
Land for Public Housing
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): The headlines last month rang loud and clear. By the end of 2025, Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale prices are set to rise for a record 23-quarters. That will see close to six consecutive years of resale prices going up and further up. HDB resale prices jumped 12.7% in 2021, 10.4%Continue reading “Land for Public Housing”
Bank Accounts for Ex-offenders
Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Madam, access to a bank account is essential in daily life in Singapore. In response to a cut filed in 2022 by my colleague, Mr Gerald Giam, then-Deputy Chairman of MAS Mr Lawrence Wong had spoken on the Limited Purpose Bank Accounts, which was then in its pilot phase.Continue reading “Bank Accounts for Ex-offenders”
Carbon Emissions Regulations for Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): The demand for AI, especially generative AI, has been increasing exponentially in the past two years. With this comes a staggering increase in the energy intensity and by extension, carbon emissions intensity of AI-related activities. The Government should look into regulating the carbon footprint of the use and development ofContinue reading “Carbon Emissions Regulations for Artificial Intelligence (AI)”
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